Acts and Laws of the State of Connecticut1865 - Session laws |
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Page 85 - ... a writ or summons issued in the course of judicial proceedings; 16. Words and phrases must be construed according to the context and the approved usage of the language; but technical words and phrases, and such others as may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law, must be construed according to such peculiar and appropriate meaning; 17.
Page 69 - ... shall be deemed or adjudged to be void, nor shall the validity thereof be in any way affected, on account of any want of jurisdiction or authority in such...
Page 111 - ... who shall have the same powers, perform the same duties, and be...
Page 35 - Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment...
Page 58 - ... section, be committed to any such institution of instruction, house of reformation, or suitable situation provided for the purpose, under the authority of the first section, for such time, not exceeding two years, as such justice or court may determine.
Page 13 - ... had such suit been brought against all the individuals composing such firm; nor shall such compromise or discharge of an individual of a firm, prevent the other members of such firm from availing themselves of any defence at law Liability debts.
Page 38 - Any inspector guilty of fraud, deceit, or culpable negligence in the performance of his duties shall be punished by fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or imprisonment in the county jail or house of correction not exceeding one month, or by both, in the discretion of the court.
Page 109 - June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, and for other purposes. He it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States...
Page 126 - No person or minor shall climb, jump, step, stand upon, cling to, or in any way attach himself to any locomotive engine or car, either stationary or in motion, upon any part of the track of any railroad, unless in so doing he shall be acting in compliance with law, or by permission, under the lawful rules and regulations of the corporation then owning or managing such railroad.
Page 115 - January lay before the legislature an annual report containing a printed abstract of said returns, and a detailed report of all the doings of the board, with such observations upon the condition and efficiency of the system of popular education, and such suggestions as to the most practicable means of improving and extending it, as the experience and reflection of the board dictate.